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minus-squareNielsBohronlinkEnglish9•1 year agoIt does kind of make sense if you know Schultz was from Minnesota and Minnesotans call all little kids “peanut” So, “Lil Folks” to “Peanuts” is a really logical choice and people from the upper Midwest might not even notice the difference!
minus-squareripcordlinkfedilink3•edit-21 year agoNah. It was a named forced on him that referenced the “peanut gallery” and he always kind of hated it. But eventually he felt like he had to stick with it. Edit: nerrrrrrrrrrd
minus-squareNielsBohronlinkEnglish3•1 year agoHuh, I guess maybe Minnesotans calling kids “peanut” came from the comic strip, instead of the other easy around. TIL. Thanks, nerd ;)
It does kind of make sense if you know Schultz was from Minnesota and Minnesotans call all little kids “peanut”
So, “Lil Folks” to “Peanuts” is a really logical choice and people from the upper Midwest might not even notice the difference!
Nah. It was a named forced on him that referenced the “peanut gallery” and he always kind of hated it. But eventually he felt like he had to stick with it.
Edit: nerrrrrrrrrrd
Huh, I guess maybe Minnesotans calling kids “peanut” came from the comic strip, instead of the other easy around. TIL.
Thanks, nerd ;)